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Highlights

Family friendly

Get inside tips from a local

Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour

Informative, friendly and professional guide

Overview

The tour begins in late morning at Piccadilly Circus where you will be given an overview of what to expect. Make your way down lower Regent Street to Waterloo Place, where you will be told a little bit about royal history and the general area of Pall Mall and St James. After hearing about the history of the Duke of York Column, you will be led along the Mall, stopping at various places along the way, possibly including the Royal Society, a statue of King George VI and Marlborough House.

Then, head over to St. James Palace, where we will await the arrival of the Old Guard on the courtyard. The inspection will take place, and the Guards will then depart.

The next part of the tour involves marching in step with the Guards. Your guide will then take you to see the New Guard at Wellington Barracks. We will then finish the tour with a wonderful view of Buckingham Palace. Although this is the proposed itinerary, it is at the mercy of the British Army, British weather, and crowd size, so it is in its very nature a rather flexible tour.

Please note that as you march at the same pace as the guards at one point and encounter two flights of steps, you must have a reasonable level of fitness and be physically able in order to take this tour. Also, while you will see various stages of the Changing the Guard ceremony, you will not see the section within the courtyard of Buckingham Palace as the crowds are too large and also very little happens there.

From 2018 Sunday's tour will start at 9.15am to enable us to witness the Change of the Lifeguard ceremony as an extra bonus!

Information

Includes:

Local guide

Walking tour

Excludes:

Gratuities (optional)

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Transportation to/from attractions

Additional Info:

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability

Children must be accompanied by an adult

There are no toilet or refreshment breaks on this tour

Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair

Tour operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Ceremony can be altered at the discretion of the British Army, or occasionally due to rain

All tours are dependent on the British Army's schedule

No dogs are allowed on the tour other than guide dogs.

Meeting Point

Meeting point at Piccadilly Circus

Departure Time:

9:40am Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 9.15am Sunday All tours are dependent on the British Army's schedule.